单词 | hotfoot |
释义 | hotfoot /hot"foot'/, n. , pl. hotfoots, v. , adv. n. 1. a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down. v.i. 2. Informal. to go in great haste; walk or run hurriedly or rapidly (often fol. by it): to hotfoot it to the bus stop. adv. 3. with great speed in going; in haste. [1250-1300; ME hot fot (adv.). See HOT, FOOT] |
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